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#Question id: 2208


Which of the following statements is a reasonable explanation for why unsaturated fatty acids help keep a membrane more fluid at lower temperatures?

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization
  1. The double bonds form kinks in the fatty acid tails, preventing adjacent lipids from packing tightly.

  2. Unsaturated fatty acids have a higher cholesterol content, which prevents adjacent lipids from packing tightly.

  3. Unsaturated fatty acids are more nonpolar than saturated fatty acids.

  4. The double bonds block interaction among the hydrophilic head groups of the lipids.

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#Question id: 11280

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Ecosystem services include processes that increase the quality of the abiotic environment. Which of the following processes would fall under this category?

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#Question id: 11281

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Owls eat rats, mice, shrews, and small birds. Assume that, over a period of time, an owl consumes 5,000 J of animal material. The owl loses 2,300 J in feces and owl pellets and uses 2,500 J for cellular respiration. What is the production efficiency of this owl?

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#Question id: 11282

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following ecosystems would likely have the largest net primary productivity per hectare and why?

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#Question id: 11283

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Herbivore ingests plant material with 1000 k j energy form producer and assimilated only 200 k J energy in their blood stream; additionally herbivore invests 120 k j energy in their maintenance. What is production efficiency of that herbivore?

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#Question id: 11284

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following could qualify as a top-down control on a grassland community?

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#Question id: 11285

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Terrestrial herbivores are animals that eat only plants and their digestive systems contain microbes that aid in the digestion of cellulose, Carnivores eat primarily animal flesh or fluids. Which of the following is correct is correct statement?